Chernihivka climate — normals and trends
Chernihivka (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Chernihivka averages 112 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Chernihivka has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 127 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 8 August 2010) and the coldest -34.2 °C (on 10 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChernihivkaZaporizhzhia Oblast
- coords
- 47.19°, 36.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
498mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.0 °C
8 August 2010
Coldest day
-34.2 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
89 mm
27 July 2008
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
24 September 2014
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
24 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
11 August 1951
Coldest feels-like
-41.1 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
17 March 1966
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +6.4 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | -0.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +7.3 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 11 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chernihivka?
Chernihivka has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chernihivka?
The hottest day measured in Chernihivka between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2010, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chernihivka?
The coldest day measured in Chernihivka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -34.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chernihivka?
Yes. Chernihivka gets on average 52.1 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Chernihivka warmed?
Yes: Chernihivka warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chernihivka?
The wettest day measured in Chernihivka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2008, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chernihivka?
The windiest day measured in Chernihivka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2014, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chernihivka?
The warmest month in Chernihivka is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chernihivka?
Chernihivka receives on average 498 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chernihivka?
Chernihivka gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chernihivka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chernihivka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1966, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chernihivka?
Yes: Chernihivka has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chernihivka?
In Chernihivka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 11 August 1951, and the lowest was -41.1 °C on 10 January 1940.
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